Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

Доисторические кладбища в Гочанге, Хваыгту м Гангхва содержат несколько сотен дольменов 1-ого тысячелетия до н.э. Созданные из больших каменных плит они являются частью мегалитической культуры, найденной в многих частях мира, но нигде в такой сконцентрированной форме.

Inscribed:2000
Criteria:C (iii)

Justification for Inscription:
Criterion (iii): The global prehistoric technological and social phenomenon that resulted in The appearance in The 2nd and 3rd millennia BCE of funerary and ritual monuments constructed of large stones ( The "Megalithic Culture") is nowhere more vividly illustrated than in The dolmen cemeteries of Gochang, Hwasun, and Gangwha.

Brief description:

The prehistoric cemeteries at Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa contain many hundreds of examples of dolmens - tombs from The 1st millennium B.C. constructed of large stone slabs. They form part of The Megalithic culture, found in many parts of The world, but nowhere in such a concentrated form.